Using a consistent colour scheme is a great way to create card sets, as Cynthia has done with these two beauties. Black, white and red always look great together and are perfect for birthdays, anniversaries and Valentine's Day.
Saturday, May 4
Friday, May 3
Tutorial - Daisy Crowns
I enjoy adding little additions to stamped images. It's a great way to personalise them or even change the theme so they can be used for a wider variety of occasions. Today I want to show you a simple way to add a crown of daisies to the hippo image from the Pond Pals digital stamp set.
1. Start by printing the image onto cardstock. I used the pre-coloured version with a little additional coloured pencil to deepen the shadows and colour the water.
2. Select some colours for the centres of your flowers. I've used alcohol markers, but you could use a spot of coloured pencil, liquid pearls or even little rhinestones if you prefer.
3. Add a dot of colour on the first image. Always work from the centre front of the characters head, as this is the flower that will sit furthest forward with the others tucking in behind on either side giving the illusion of depth.
4. Use a fine line black pen to trace around the dot. It doesn't have to be neat and tidy and the ends don't have to meet.
5. Now add some "petals" with a white pen. Again, don't worry if they're a bit wobbly and the shape is a little off... in fact, simple lines will also work.
6. Use the black pen to trace around each petal.
7. Repeat the process for the flowers on each side of the first one, remembering to tuck some behind the ears and sides of the head.
8. Repeat the same steps for the other image. If you wish, you can also add little dots of the black and white pens to the centre of each flower.
Digital Stamps:
Thursday, May 2
April Challenge Winners
Congratulations to the April Challenge Winners!
Granne (32), Gail Jean (1), and Suzana (22)
You are the randomly chosen winners of last month's challenge.
If you already have a Beccy's Place store account, I'll be adding a $20.00AU credit very soon.
If not, please email me at beccy@beccysplace.com to claim your prize.
Wednesday, May 1
May Challenge
Create a card or paper-craft project using any Beccy's Place image, upload a photo of it to your blog or other hosted site, and submit a direct link below. The challenge runs from now until midnight on the 31st of May 2024 (AEST).
To keep things interesting, I'll be adding an additional optional element to the monthly challenges.
This month, it's Flip-A-Coin!
PLEASE READ THE CONDITIONS CAREFULLY
BEFORE ENTERING THE CHALLENGE
- Entries that don't meet the conditions will be deleted from the challenge.
- Your project must be created during the month of May 2024 and entered into the challenge during the active challenge period. Due to an automated system, late entries cannot be accepted.
- Each month I will offer a free digital image and suggest a bonus challenge, such as a card sketch, bingo grid, etc. You DO NOT have to use the image or bonus challenge on your project, but you MUST use a Beccy's Place image, either free or purchased, to be eligible for entry.
- You can enter as many times as you like and you can submit your card to any other challenge you wish.
- At the end of the month three different random winners will be chosen to receive a $20.00AU store credit for any digital stamps at Beccy's Place. To redeem the store credit, winners must have a Beccy's Place customer account. (Please note, you do not need an account to enter the challenge. It is acceptable to create an account in the event that you win. Accounts can be closed at any time.)
- Store credit won during any Beccy's Place challenge is redeemable for digital stamps in the Beccy's Place online store.
- Entries can be uploaded to the challenge from any hosted site including blogs, online galleries, Google photos, etc. If you do not have access to a hosted site, please feel free to email your photos to me and I will add them from the Beccy's Place Guest blog.
- Beccy's Place designers may enter the monthly challenge but are not eligible to win prizes.
Tuesday, April 30
Another Birthday?!
My sister raises miniature goats on her farm, and the little kids are just adorable. They hop and jump all around the pen and will even leap onto your lap or, should you be careless enough to bend over, your back!
Digital Stamps:
Monday, April 29
Birthday Balloons
Carla added "strings" to the balloon images from the new Bountiful Balloons set of digital stamps, using a fine line, black pen. She coloured the images with pencils, fussy cut, and then popped them up for some extra dimension.
Saturday, April 27
Party Time!
After colouring and fussy cutting my line of balloons, I attached them with foam tape to a solid black background, which provides a fabulously high contrast and makes the colours pop. Some dots of white Nuvo enamel break up the colour and help to add a celebratory feel.
Digital Stamps:
Friday, April 26
Tutorial - Blending Two Colours
Today I want to share the technique I use when blending two different colours together, in this case, a blue and a green. The technique would be similar for most other colour combinations, but always do a test run before starting on the final piece.
Start by stamping your image on a suitable piece of cardstock with the appropriate ink. I'm colouring with alcohol markers so I've chosen a piece of blending card and a water-based ink pad, which is light in colour for a "no-line" result.
I'm using four shades of green and five shades of blue to colour the little pterodactyl, as well as the 0 blending pen. I'll also add some pink and yellow to his hat and streamer for a bit of contrast.
Start by mapping out the colours. I want him to have a green beak, stomach and tops of his wings, so that's where I'm adding my lightest shade of green. Then I colour the rest of his body with the lightest shade of blue, overlapping and blending the colours where they touch.
Come back in with the lightest green to blend the colours a little more. It's important to use colours that are around the same shade and intensity rather than one really dark and one really light.
(In cases where you want to mix a light and a dark, you'll need to bring them both to about the same tone - but that's for another tutorial).
Add the darkest green to the shadow areas of the image, keeping it in the "green places". Blend the shadows out with the remaining markers until you come back to the original colour.
Now repeat the process with the blue areas. Again, you'll want your darker blue markers to be around the same tones as your green ones as they will need to blend together where the colours meet. For example, under the wing and around the bottom of the belly.
You can blend the dark blues with the dark greens, or the medium blues with the medium greens. If you're using alcohol based markers, be careful not to blend a colour that is several tones lighter into one that is darker or you'll break up the pigment and end up with a mottled appearance.
Time to colour the rest of your image, starting with the eyes. I'm using two of the greens as well as a fine point black pen for the pupil. Don't forget to add a little spot of bright white to help give life to the eyes.
Some pink and yellow markers add a nice contrast and an extra pop of colour.
Stamps:
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